Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-02

kingdom OF God; then both worlds Will be
yours. He who seeks only this world loses it
in its best meaning, and heaven also.-Sunday
School World.
There is prospect OF very large cranberry
crop in Wisconsin this season.
The lyric which cost Tennyson the most
trouble was "Come into the Garden, Maud"
Wilson, the unequaled ornithologist, earned
his living in youth as journeyman weaver.
Lotus blossoms are gathered at Prairie du
Chen, Wis, and sold on the streets of Madi-
son.
Edgar Poe's father was law student, and
his mother an actress named Elizabeth Ar
mold
The location of congregational college at
Fargo is assured. A $4,000 building will be
erected.
Oregon imports much of the butter she
consumes, though there is no better dairy
country in the world than Oregon.
There is church in the east end of Lon
don where parties so desiring can be married
for seven pence ha' penny.
The crown prince of Germany is said to
have been beyond question the handsomest
man in England's jubilee procession.
There are los cotton mills in the south.
Georgia heads the list with SO, Tennessee
comes next with 81, and Alabama 20.
Sir T. F. Buxton says he owed more to his
fathers gamekeeper, who could neither read
nor write, than to any other source of knowl-
edge.
The day the postal treaty with Mexico
went into effect leading St. Louis citizens
sent President Diaz shaving outfit and Mrs.
Diaz an elegant feather fan.
Nine Cinnamon caught coming into this
country from British Columbia were refused
domicile in this country, and had to pay $50
per head to the British Columbia government
for permission to return there.
| Among the nations which do not tax i'm
ported works of art are England, France,
Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The
United States, China, Turkey, Mexico and
Canada rank with those that do.
The convicts in the prison at Saltwater,
Mimi, are making arrangements for the
issuance of a weekly newspaper to be called
The Prison Mirror. Lew Schoonmaker is to
be the editor. He has edited a paper in
Waupun, Wis
Boston has new club, Just organized. It
is called the Claiming Club, is composed ex-
cusively of young Unitarian laymen, and
the membership is limited to 100 The pur-
pose Of the club is to do hearty work for the
Unitarian church.
The population Of Vienna was increased by
$1,000 during the past year, and now en-
braces with the suburbs) 1,263, 600 The
number of foreigners resident in Vienna has
just been ascertained for the first time. It is
1000, including 1,12S Italians, 40l Russians,
2l2 French and al English.
A Boston man, after getting on Brooklyn
street car discovered that he had no change
less than $50 bill. The conductor lent him
his fare and the man took bis name and ad-
dress. One day last week the conductor re-
ceived check for IS from the Boston man In
appreciation Of his kindness In lending him
the nickel.
A gentleman has written to j. j. Minister
OF Athens, Ca, wanting to get the plate of
the Confederate postage stamp printed at
Athens The Banner Waterman printed
those stamps at the old office on Broad street.
The gentleman offers good sum for the
plate. The plate probably has long since been
melted into type.
An Egyptian papyrus, fortytwo feet long
and containing all the chapters of the ''Book
OF the Dead" has been received and unrolled
at the Sage Library in New Brunswick, n. j.
1t was secured for the library by Rev. Dr.
Lansing, well known missionary in Egypt
Experts pronounce it to have been written
nearly 5000 years ago.
Rev. l. c. Bagley of Camden, ~ j., was
called upon recently by stylish looking
couple who desired to be welded There
being no impeachment, the pastor soon made
them one flesh. Then the groom handed the
clergyman large official envelope marked
"a present with thanks" Upon opening the
envelope Mr.. Bagley found inclosed the sum
Of ten cents.
Formal application for charter for the
Colored Worlds Fair association of America
has been made, and among the incorporates
are named Philip Joseph, T. Thomas For.
tune, the Rev. c. o. Fisher, Jacob Mckinley,
and other prominent colored men of differ
ent parts Of the United States The capital
stock is fixed at $4,000, with privilege to in
crease it to $4,000
Last week a negro named Jake Gibson was
sitting in the forks of an oak tree near
Centerville, Fla, eating watermelon, when
lightning struck the tree and shivered it into
splinters. Jake's body was picked up and
carried into the house, where strenuous efforts
were made to resuscitate him. A few minutes
after ali hope had been abandoned Jake
rose up and asked; where's my watermelf"
The foundation stone of the woman's
jubilee Offering in England-the Prince Con-
sorts equestrian statue-was laid with his
torical mallet The queen used the same
mallet which George III handled TO lay the
first stone of the gateway, between the York
and Lancaster towers, at Windsor castle, in
August, 1874. Since then it has been used by
the German crown princess for All Saints,
Windsor, in 1868, and by Prince Christian at